7.0/102 votes#1 - Night of the Owl
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1962
Jim Mallory is a forest ranger who along with his wife Linda, have adopted a girl named Anne. The couple have never told Anne that her parents died in a bizarre murder-suicide for fear that the news might disturb her. A blackmailer contacts Jim and demands money. He says that he will tell Anne the secret of her past if Jim doesn't pay up. Jim agrees to pay, but informs the police. The blackmailers figure out that something is up and change the site of the money drop. Later the blackmailers get into an argument and one of them is killed. When the police find the body, they suspect Jim Mallory. Jim manages to catch the blackmailer to clear his name, but he doesn't get to him in time to stop her from telling Anne the secret about her parents. Anne is troubled by the news, but manages to take it in stride. She tells the Mallorys that she loves them and has always considered them her real parents.
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer: Richard Fielder
7.0/101 votes#2 - To Catch a Butterfly
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/2/1963
Bill and Janet Nelson move into a new home next door to a family named Stander. Unfortunately, the Stander's son Eddie is a homicidal monster. Eddie kills the Nelson's dog and then runs a trip wire across the cellar stairs that almost causes Janet to break her neck. Bill knows that Eddie is responsible, but Eddie's father Jack Stander won't do anything. Jack controls the boy's life with an iron hand. It is later revealed that Eddie is not the source of the problems. Eddie, himself, is a victim of parental misunderstanding.
Director: David Lowell Rich
Writer: Richard Fielder
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"Night of the Owl" is the best rated episode written by Richard Fielder. It scored 7/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.. It aired on 10/4/1962 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "To Catch a Butterfly".